Gouldian babies

Martie · Post by **Martie** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:11 pm

Beautiful, healthy babies (love "chubby", Dolly!).

Please keep us posted as they mature...

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:33 pm

Beautiful babies Donna

Don't you just love it when they throw us for a loop

finchandlovebird · Post by **finchandlovebird** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:53 am

@ Martie: my first Gouldian pair had 10 eggs in the nest & hatched one healthy "chubby" baby. I named him Butterball. He was like a Thanksgiving turkey.

Post by **Sally** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:39 am

Tiffany has brought up a good point, I guess when they color out, you will know for sure. When I had Gouldians, two hens used the same nestbox, shared incubation, and shared feeding. Dolly, I love the name Butterball!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:51 pm

nixity wrote:Donna, aren't your birds colony bred?
Could it be possible that this chick is not necessarily from the same daddy, or that a different female laid an egg in the nest so the baby is an unintentional foster?

Is the father a SF Yellow?

In any case - I would bet money that it is a WB or LB SF Pastel Blue (visual silver) cock.

Yes Tiffany they are colony bred. Of course it is possible that could have happened. This pair are bonded together and Trish's two yellows are from them. I thought it was a silver also, but the dark head and beak threw me off. I swear it's body looks blue, but the feather tips are white....

BTW.... mom sits in the nest (and dad) with them most of the day, but they are neither one feeding any longer. Strange... so I have had to handfed them the last two days. Here are up to date pictures of the bird in question.

6finchfriends · Post by **6finchfriends** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:17 pm

I can't wait to find out what that adorable little guy is! I looked at a lot of silver chick photos and they all had white(pink) beaks. Tiffany you posted this before:
**SF Pastel Blue males that are WB or LB (so, a WB or LB visually Silver that is "SF Yellow") will have dark beaks while in the nest.
Donna's chick has a dark beak.

kheather · Post by **kheather** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:16 am

so cute, they look great! I bet it is a pastel blue!!! what a beautiful baby!

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:17 am

The chicks look great!!! They are adorable

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:54 pm

dfcauley wrote: I thought it was a silver also, but the dark head and beak threw me off. I swear it's body looks blue, but the feather tips are white....
Here are up to date pictures of the bird in question.

Yep.. it's a SF Pastel Blue (Silver) Male

Congrats.. looks nice and large, too!

pamsbirds · Post by **pamsbirds** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:20 pm

So cute! I have never seen baby gouldians..can't wait to see what they look like when they get their colors.

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